Every female gymnast will need Dynamic Tumbling Passes and a Strong Flight
Series!
Teach them correctly the first time with these drills and conditioning
exercises!

These drills break down the back handspring and walkover into progressions and easy to understand body
positions. We have published both sets of drills in one book because it is
imperative that the gymnast master walkovers and limbers prior to learning the
back handspring.

Once mastered, a good back handspring can become efficient enough to
use as a transition or springboard for more difficult skills!

Gymnasts must master this skill fairly early on their career because the back
handspring is in the compulsory routines. Back handsprings have been in the
compulsory routines for many years. The author has written and illustrated this
gymnastics book because she has seen too many young gymnasts land on their heads at gymnastic
competitions because they did not learn the back handspring correctly and they
certainly were not ready to safely perform this skill alone, especially during
competition!

Karen Goeller has also seen too many optional level gymnasts
perform a back handspring on balance beam so poorly that they seemingly bounce
off their heads to return to their feet. This is often caused by poor shoulder
flexibility, poor timing, or poor body position. This is DANGEROUS and should be
avoided. An inefficient back handspring can be corrected over time by learning
these drills and performing them frequently and consistently. With these
gymnasts you can use the drills in this book as a warm up for their muscles and
this will ease the tension that some gymnasts feel when retraining a skill.
After performing these gymnastics drills correctly their muscles will become
accustomed to forming the correct shapes and movements in the correct sequence.
Having them perform the walkover drills will increase their shoulder flexibility
and therefore will increase the safety and efficiency of the back handspring as
well.

These gymnastic drills help the gymnast learn the correct positioning and timing of the
shoulders and core muscles for a safe and efficient back handspring. Don't let
your gymnasts land on their heads anymore! Retrain the skill with the gymnasts
who have not performed this skill efficiently and teach the new gymnasts the
back handspring with these gymnastic drills in order to prevent this dangerous situation.
Your gymnasts and their parents will thank you when they see safe back
handsprings being performed!

Karen Goeller's recipe for a great back handspring is now
available in a gymnastics training book! This gymnastic book includes drills
that literally break down the skill into progressions and easy to understand
body positions.

These gymnastic drills were used in Karen’s gymnastics club to help produce several
successful gymnasts, including NY State Champions and National TOPS Team
Athletes. As
the owner of a gymnastics club for ten years and a coach for 25, Karen has spent
thousands of hours coaching.

After performing these gymnastic drills frequently and consistently the gymnast should
become accustomed to forming the correct body shapes for a good back handspring.
The gymnast will also know the exact sequence of muscle contractions necessary
for a great back handspring which will be useful in tumbling passes and flight
series on balance beam. With frequent and consistent training the gymnast should develop very strong and
efficient back handsprings, useful for advanced tumbling passes on floor
exercise and flight series on balance beam. Once
mastered, a good back handspring can become efficient enough to use as a
transition or springboard for more difficult skills such as a back tuck,
twisting flips, and possibly even a double back!

Reinforce the the correct technique for great skill development, safety, and
success!

Once
mastered, the back handspring on beam can be performed in a variety of
ways such as with a swing down on beam!
(Shown here)

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